Framber Valdez
30-Year-Old
2024 Stats
W-L
1-0
ERA
2.60
WHIP
1.27
K
16
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Valdez has worked the fifth-most innings of any starting pitcher over the past two seasons trailing only Alcantara, Cole, Webb, and Mikolas. The lefty has returned three consecutive seasons of double digit wins, strong ratios, and a voluminous strikeout total and even threw in a no-hitter this season against Cleveland. Valdez was 9-7 with a 3.07 ERA and a 1.07 WHIP after completing that no-hitter on August 1st but was just 3-4 with a 4.29 ERA and a 1.24 WHIP from then on, which does not even include his very disappointing postseason where he allowed 12 earned runs and lost all three of his starts. Valdez absolutely brings the volume you want from a high-draft pick/cost starting pitcher, but he lacks the elite velocity or K-BB% that fantasy managers like to see from foundational pitchers. His extreme groundball tendencies minmize some of that risk, and the run support in Houston continues to be plentiful. 2022 was his peak, but something between it and 2023 is very possible. Read Past Outlooks
Fans six in win
Valdez allowed two runs on five hits over five innings Sunday, striking out six and earning a win over the Rockies.
ANALYSIS
Valdez was activated from the injured list and made his first appearance since April 2. He coughed up a pair of runs in the second inning but otherwise looked solid. He forced 13 swinging strikes and his sinker touched 96 mph. Through three starts this season, Valdez has produced a 2.60 ERA with a 16:6 K:BB across 17.1 frames. He's currently projected for a home start against the Mariners next weekend.
Valdez was activated from the injured list and made his first appearance since April 2. He coughed up a pair of runs in the second inning but otherwise looked solid. He forced 13 swinging strikes and his sinker touched 96 mph. Through three starts this season, Valdez has produced a 2.60 ERA with a 16:6 K:BB across 17.1 frames. He's currently projected for a home start against the Mariners next weekend.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
81
Last 10 Games
81
Last 5 Games
81
How many pitches does Framber Valdez generally throw?
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What part of the game does Framber Valdez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-8%
BAA vs LHP
2024
-23%
BAA vs RHP
BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .211 | 85 | 30 | 56 | 6 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .230 | 325 | 100 | 292 | 24 | |||
2024vs Left | .333 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | .255 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .220 | 45 | 14 | 27 | 5 | |||
2023vs Right | .230 | 155 | 43 | 139 | 14 | |||
2022vs Left | .192 | 36 | 14 | 25 | 1 | |||
2022vs Right | .229 | 158 | 53 | 141 | 10 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-14%
ERA on Road
2024
-39%
ERA at Home
ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 3.36 | 1.16 | 200.2 | 9.7 | 2.5 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 2.88 | 1.13 | 216.0 | 8.0 | 3.1 | ||||
2024Home | 2.19 | 1.38 | 12.1 | 7.3 | 4.4 | ||||
2024Away | 3.60 | 1.00 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 0.0 | ||||
2023Home | 3.35 | 1.05 | 102.0 | 9.4 | 1.8 | ||||
2023Away | 3.56 | 1.21 | 96.0 | 8.7 | 3.5 | ||||
2022Home | 3.54 | 1.26 | 86.1 | 10.4 | 3.1 | ||||
2022Away | 2.27 | 1.08 | 115.0 | 7.4 | 2.9 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Framber Valdez compare to other starting pitchers?
This section compares his stats with all starting pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 120 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 120 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.67K/9
8.3BB/9
3.1HR/9
0.0Fastball
94.2 mphERA
2.60WHIP
1.27BABIP
.327GB/FB
9.33Left On Base
77.3%Exit Velocity
85.5 mphBarrels/BBE
0.0%Spin Rate
2207 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
27.5%Swinging Strike
11.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Possible trade candidate?
Chandler Rome of The Athletic suggests the Astros could listen to trade offers for Valdez this offseason.
ANALYSIS
Rome notes that "there is no indication" the Astros are discussing such a scenario at this time, but they'll likely have to free up money in some fashion if they want to eventually work out contract extensions with Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker. Valdez -- and fellow pitcher Jose Urquidy -- would seem to be more expendable than Houston's top-tier position players. In a market that is short on supply but high on demand for reliable arms, general manager Dana Brown might at least explore the possibility of dealing away a piece of the rotation.
Rome notes that "there is no indication" the Astros are discussing such a scenario at this time, but they'll likely have to free up money in some fashion if they want to eventually work out contract extensions with Alex Bregman, Jose Altuve and Kyle Tucker. Valdez -- and fellow pitcher Jose Urquidy -- would seem to be more expendable than Houston's top-tier position players. In a market that is short on supply but high on demand for reliable arms, general manager Dana Brown might at least explore the possibility of dealing away a piece of the rotation.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Valdez was one of just eight hurlers to log at least 200 innings as his 201.1 frames was the fifth most in MLB. He fell six strikeouts short of 200, but as an extreme groundball pitcher, Valdez is more concerned about minimizing barrels which he did, landing in the 75th percentile. Valdez threw his sinker half the time, followed by a 90th percentile spin rate curve. He introduced a cutter (which some classified as a slider), throwing it 10% of the time with a solid 18% swinging strike rate. Further refinement of Valdez's repertoire could improve his 23.5% strikeout rate, but he's likely more focused on improving on last season's 8.1% walk rate. Valdez doesn't fan ample batters to be a fantasy ace, but his volume of innings keeps the raw total sufficient for the next tier. Valdez is a bit of a WHIP risk as grounders often inflate BABIP, but they also limit homers, hence keeping ERA in check.
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Taken off IL
The Astros removed Valdez (elbow) from the 15-day injured list Saturday, per the MLB transaction log.
ANALYSIS
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Starting Sunday in Mexico City
Astros manager Joe Espada said that Valdez (elbow) will return from the 15-day injured list to start Sunday's game against the Rockies in Mexico City, Chandler Rome of The Athletic reports.
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Rejoining rotation this weekend
Valdez (elbow) completed a 40-pitch bullpen session Wednesday and is scheduled to pitch Saturday or Sunday against the Rockies in Mexico City, Brian McTaggart of MLB.com reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Valdez (elbow) threw a 30-pitch bullpen session Saturday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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Nearing mound work
Astros manager Joe Espada said Valdez (elbow) played catch Friday and could throw off a mound as soon as Saturday or Sunday, Matt Kawahara of the Houston Chronicle reports.
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